Potterfests

It's the beginning of December. Below is a list of December/winter holiday prompt challenges and gifting events taking place throughout the month of December (that I know of).

25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024
Links: Dreamwidth | Livejournal | Tumblr | AO3 | Rules
Note: A Draco/Harry December prompt challenge. Prompts are posted daily if you are participating in the traditional method.
Timeline: December 1 - December 25

The Drarry100 Christmas Challenge 2024
Links: DW | LJ | Rules & Prompts
Note: A Draco/Harry December prompt challenge hosted by dracoharry100 community.
Timeline: December 1 - December 31

Dead in December: A HP Dead Dove Writing Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 & Rules | Prompts
Note: Focuses on dark fics in the HP universe.
Timeline: December 1 - January 7

Harry Potter Rec Fest 2024
Links: DW | Tumblr | Announcement | Rules | Prompts
Note: A reccing fest celebrating Harry Potter works.
Timeline: December 1 - December 31

HP Yuletide Bliss 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules & Timeline | Prompts
Note: Open to all HP characters and pairings. Prompts are inspired by Christmas songs and song titles.
Timeline: December 1 - December 31

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Fest Name: FWF Birds and Bees Edition
Links: Dreamwidth | Rules & Prompts
Type of Challenge: Multi-fandom prompt challenge
Description: Have a drink. Write a fic or draw some art. No editing allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline:
Event starts: April 12 at 10PM BST/5PM EDT/2PM PDT
Works due: April 14 at midnight your time
Anon posting: April 15
Voting: April 15 - April 19

Updated on Dec 6: Added Sapphic Stocking Stuffers.

Here are several multi-fandom December and winter holiday prompt challenges and events happening throughout December and beyond. All of them are happening on Dreamwidth.

For HP specific challenges, see this post.

Sapphic Stocking Stuffers
A multi-fandom femslash wishlist event. Post your wishlist (stocking) as a comment on the following post by December 20. Fills are open till December 31.
Wishlist and fills

Adventdrabbles 2023
An advent calendar style prompt challenge. Prompts will be posted daily on Dreamwidth starting on November 30, but you can post your works anywhere you like. The challenge will run from December 1 to 31.
Dreamwidth | Info & Prompting

New Year's Countdown 2023
A prompt challenge themed around December, winter and any December holiday. Original works are also welcome. Sign-up closes on November 30. Self-posting opens from December 1 to 31.
Dreamwidth | Livejournal | Rules & Sign-up (DW) (also on LJ) | AO3

Fandomtrees 2023
A gifting fest on Dreamwidth. Participants sign up with their wishlists, fandoms, prompts, do-not-wants, etc., and other people will leave gifts under the trees.
Sign-ups: November 16 - December 6
Gifting: November 18 - January 10
Reveals: January 11
Dreamwidth | Rules | Sign-up Post

Holiday Wishes 2023
Another gifting fest on Dreamwidth. For this one, the wishes don't have to be fannish. Wishlists are accepted through December 31.
Dreamwidth | 2023 Info | Rules

2023 Femslash Kink Meme
A multi-fandom femslash kink meme. Fills are open indefinitely.
Dreamwidth | Rules & Prompts

Firewhiskey Fic: Wintry Mix Edition
Have a drink. Write or draw something using the prompts provided. FWF Wintry Mix Edition will happen on December 9 at 5PM EST (or 10PM GMT). Prompts will be released a week before the event. The prompts tend to be more Harry Potter oriented, but the event welcomes all fandom.
Dreamwidth | Rules | Announcement



If you are interested in multi-fandom events and/or non-HP fests, you can find fest announcements on fandomcalendar and fandom_on_dw.

Also visit whenisitdue for a list of current fandom event deadlines, as well as fanwork_events_calendar for the fandom event calendar.

For podfic specific events, see podfic_calendar.

To find multi-fandom fests and challenges on Tumblr, see thebigbangblogproject on Tumblr. In spite of the name, this Tumblr blog promotes any and all fandom challenges.

Fest Name: Bring Back the Porn 2023
Links: Dreamwidth | AO3 | Overview
Type of Challenge: Multi-fandom open challenge
Description: Post something porny to your journal or favourite archive on September 1. Then drop a link to the BBTP community. Any medium and any fandom are welcome.
Ratings Restrictions: Mature or Explicit?
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline:
Fest announced: August 7
Post your work: September 1

firewhiskeyfic has posted a reminder that voting ends on April 8 at 11:59PM EDT. If you have submitted a fic for the April Fools event, you are required to vote. Even if you haven't submitted anything, you are more than welcome to vote. All votes will be screened.

For more information, please see voting rules.

Fest Name: House of Snarry Comment Bingo
Links: House of Snarry | Rules | February 2023 Bingo Card
Type of Challenge: Comment bingo hosted by House of Snarry
Description: Fill the bingo card by leaving comments on works that fit the prompts. Any pairing and any fandoms are welcome.
Timeline: No time limit

Fest Name: Firewhiskey Fic Not-So-Dry January Edition
Origin: firewhiskeyfic
Links: Rules & Prompts
Type of Challenge: Multi-fandom prompt challenge
Description: Get drunk. Write a fic or make some art. No editing allowed.
Ratings restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline:
Start time: January 20 at 9PM GMT/4PM EST/1PM PST
Submit your work by: January 22 at midnight your time
Anonymous posting: January 23
Voting: January 23 - January 27 (you must vote if you submit something)

firewhiskeyfic will be hosting a New Year's Eve multi-fandom event, Firewhiskey Fic NYE Open Bar. You must be of legal drinking age in your region to participate.

The event will take place on December 31 at 4PM EST (9PM GMT). It will be a low-key event where you can leave prompts, post comment fic or art, and chat with other participants.

For more information on the event, please see here

For more information on the community, please see the community profile.

December 3, 2022: Added 25 Days of Kinkmas, HMS Harmony Advent Fest, HP Yuletide Bliss, Firewhiskey Fic, Sapphic Stocking Stuffers.

This is a list of low-key December and winter holiday prompt challenges. The list includes both HP and multi-fandom challenges. I've also included challenges that aren't winter holiday related but happen to run in December. Have fun!

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adventdrabbles is currently looking for prompt suggestions for its 2022 multi-fandom advent calendar prompt challenge. Prompt posting will begin on November 30 at midnight GMT on Dreamwidth.

If you would like to suggest prompts for the Adventdrabbles challenge, please see here.

For the rules of the challenge, please see here.